Summer 2023
Alumni Spotlight
The Soref brothers’ latest film is the Netflix documentary, “Take Care of Maya” which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in June. Rylan is an executive producer and Colton is a co-producer. The story focuses on the ordeal of Maya Kowalski who was rushed to a Florida emergency room for extreme pain and subsequently held for three months under a state-issued shelter order and barred from seeing her parents, whom doctors suspected of medical child abuse. Rolling Stone says: “There are medical nightmares, and there are legal nightmares. The story at the heart of ‘Take Care of Maya’ encompasses both.”
Rylan Soref ’01 and Colton Soref ’05 Documentary Film Producers
In May, Entenmann was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament, leading the Notre Dame team to win their first-ever national championship. Entennmann was also honored as National Goalie of the Year.
Liam Entenmann ’15 Notre Dame Lacrosse Goalie
Gotham Greens is a Brooklyn-based fresh food company that grows local produce year-round in urban greenhouses that are solar- and/ or wind-powered. By reimagining urban landscapes, they are revitalizing communities and innovating for a sustainable future. Frymark has extensive experience designing and operating greenhouses and indoor farming facilities around the world from Anguilla to Antarctica where she grew fresh vegetables for research scientists. Her brother Todd Nelkin ’95 and sister Sarah Nelkin ’02 also attended Green Vale.
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Jennifer Nelkin Frymark ’94 Chief Greenhouse Officer, Gotham Greens
“We are farmers that live in apartments.”
— GothamGreens.com
Then and Now
Shelby Renjifo ’12
Shelby Renjifo attended Green Vale from 2000 to 2011, and fondly recalls these years as nurturing her creativity. “My experience gave me the confidence to not only pursue my dreams, but excel. I particularly want to praise the English department for nurturing my creativity; I still re-read some of the essays presented in Mr. Wood’s class!”
After GVS, Renjifo attended Our Lady of Mercy Academy and Emerson College where she received a B.A. in visual & media arts production. She is now a screenwriter and novelist, currently hard at work on her second book. Her debut novella, A Wasp at Funeral features four narrators with four very different proposed eulogies.
“Green Vale provided a comfortable environment to learn and grow with top-tier teachers and a tight-knit, respectful group of peers. Some of my best memories are from my years spent there,” says Renjifo, whose brother Craig Renjifo ’07 attended Green Vale as well.
The Annual Fund
The Annual Fund is 100% allocated toward Green Vale’s day-to-day financial needs, supplementing tuition/fees and a conservative draw from the endowment. It’s no coincidence that the School’s greatest asset is also its largest financial priority by far: salaries and benefits for unparalleled teachers.
Thank you to our 2022-2023 Annual Fund donors!
Make your gift to the 2023-2024 Annual Fund today. Visit or call the Development Office at (516) 628-5197.
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Renjifo's tile depicts Lizzie McGuire, the character from a hit TV show at the time.